TRINITY SUNDAY
22nd May 2005
The cartoons and graphics from the Pewsheet are found only in the printed version
QUOTES OF THE WEEK
Augustus Hare explaining why he omitted all passages glorifying God when he read aloud to his household from the Prayer Book: “
God is a gentleman and no gentleman cares to be praised to his face.”
The Christianity of the majority consists roughly of two notions: first of all the saying about the “little child,” that one becomes a Christian as a little child, that of such is the Kingdom of Heaven; the second is the thief on the cross. People live by virtue of the former - in death they reckon upon consoling themselves with the example of the thief. That is the sum of their Christianity; and correctly defined it is a mixture of childishness and crime.
Kierkegaard
When society has to resort to the lavatory for its humour, the writing is on the wall. Alan Bennet
The noblest of all dogs is the hot-dog; it feeds the hand that bites it. L J Peter
THE COMMON CRAB
Declan the humble crab and Kate the Lobster Princess were madly in love. For months they enjoyed an idyllic relationship, until one day Kate scuttled over to Declan in tears. "We can't see each other any more," she sobbed. "Why?" gasped Declan. "Daddy says that crabs are too common," she wailed. "He claims you, a mere crab, and a poor one at that, are the lowest class of crustacean....and that no daughter of his will marry someone who can only walk sideways." Declan was shattered, and scuttled away into the darkness to drink himself into oblivion. That night the great Lobster Ball was taking place. Lobsters came from far and wide, dancing and merry making. But the Lobster Princess refused to join in, choosing instead to sit by her father's side, inconsolable. Suddenly the doors burst open, and Declan the crab strode in. The Lobsters all stopped their dancing, the Princess gasped and King Lobster rose from his throne. Slowly, painstakingly, Declan the crab made his way across the floor....and all could see that he was walking forwards, one claw after another! Step by step he made his approach towards the throne, until he finally looked King Lobster in the eye. There was a deathly hush. Finally the crab spoke: "Stone the flaming crows, I'm unutterably drunk.
BEATING A GOOD RETREAT
Fr Andrew’s account of the Clergy Retreat. He hopes that someone who went on the Lay Retreat will submit an account of it for next week
For nine years now I have driven up the beautiful Ovens Valley to Harrietville to spend three or more happy days walking the hills, eating, listening, praying, worshipping, reading and above all sleeping. This year’s Retreat was as good as any.
What is truth?
The Conductor, Bishop Keith Rayner, is a real scholar and his talks were masterly. Sleep unfortunately invaded two of them. The first took place on the evening of the afternoon we arrived and followed a good meal and two complimentary glasses of wine. Bishop Rayner had hardly launched into his subject and I was asleep. I awoke refreshed and guilty as he drew to a close. His second talk found me alert and all attention. I had woken early, as is my wont, and as soon as it was light I headed up and out of the pool of frosty air, inert and dense in the valley’s bottom, across the young and gurgling Ovens river and headed up the valley’s side. Currawongs carolled and breakfast hungry kookaburras floated silently from hunting perch to hunting perch. It was good to be alive. A huge breakfast on my return fortified me for mattins and the second address, which was all to do with truth. Absolute or relative? Objective or subjective? Most ABC interviewers and commentators appear to be relativists these days. They maintain that there is your truth and there is my truth and there is the other person’s truth, all of equal validity. No truth is absolute, all truth is relative. All religions too are deemed of equal validity. The notion that one might be closer to the truth than another is considered unthinkable. That very morning on the ABC, I had heard Derek Guille maintain that Wicca has as much place in school curriculums as Christianity. So an interesting and relevant topic.
Bishop Rayner, as you would expect, opted for absolute truth, but emphasised that none of us ever possess it. He suggested that whenever infinite truth is put into the finitude of words it ceases to be the whole truth. All of us then have cause to be humble in our attempts to express or articulate truth as we see and understand it. We have never got it right, we can always do better and we can learn from other expressions of truth.
He went on to consider if truth is static and whether it has ever found, or can find, final expression. From a Christian’s point of view, in Jesus truth did and does find final expression, he argued, but the life and revelation of Jesus can be compared to a rosebud. All the truth of “rosehood” is beautifully present in it, but awaits its unfolding - in the ongoing story of Christian history. “The Holy Spirit will lead you into all truth…..”
Truth and your Rector
He then became more practical and talked of truth in our lives as priests. You might have noticed how I, as your priest, not infrequently refer to my sinfulness, maintain most emphatically that I am very far from being a saint. This is not posturing. It is not an unhealthy example of acting “unholier than thou” in an attempt to assert my normality. Rather it is to remind myself, and you, that there is always a gap between our actual lives and our ideals. Once we begin to imagine that we actually live and embody what we preach and aspire to, we are in grave danger. It is the sin of pharisaism, the Christian’s besetting sin. He illustrated this by referring to the ABC’s “Australian Story” that concerned Bishop Don Shearman. He told us that he had known Shearman and liked him very much. He appeared to be an open, honest and ideal priest. How wrong! If the programme is to be believed, it seems that he was living a lie. He had come to see God’s will as concurrent with his, even in the exploitation of a vulnerable young woman.
The rest of the Retreat addresses were practical and full of wisdom, though regrettably I slept through the next one, not even attending it, assuming it to be a part of the evening Office, which it wasn’t. There was grilled trout for dinner and then I read all of a little book lent to me by Mrs Helen Farrer for what she called “recreational reading”, as well as some stiffer reading from a book by James Alison called “The Joy of Being Wrong”, so heavy going that there was little joy in reading it. I missed compline and so had to say it for myself. During lunches and dinners Bishop Rayner read to us from Chadwick’s biography of Archbishop Ramsey. The extracts he read were both funny and moving. A brilliant biographer Chadwick, like Boswell with Johnson in words he has recreated Michael Ramsey for posterity, affectionately, wittily and perspicaciously.
Loving God
The next morning began again with another early walk. My eyes were doing the sort of funny things that often presages a migraine, and so I did not read but went walking at twenty to six when it was pitch dark and very cold. I had to walk down the main street of Harrietville rather than up the hills because I needed the infrequent street lamps to show me where I was going. There was a pale wash to the sky over the hills as I returned, three quarters of an hour later with a wet beard from my condensed breath. The morning address was on the subject of love and loving God. We were reminded that disinterested, agapaic, Christian love is grounded in the will rather than in the emotions and that the will to respond warmly to God’s love is expressed in love of others. There followed a consideration of the priest in his or her parish and how necessary love for one’s parishioners is, love that needs to be expressed in pastoral care, visiting and relevant preaching on real questions to real people.
At the midday Eucharist I left the church first and encountered outside a passing hiker who told me she had been listening with great pleasure to our wholehearted singing of hymns. Certainly the clergy sing with unrestrained gusto at retreats, and the sound of massed men’s voices is very pleasing. Even if little harmony is detectable these days because fewer priests have found their way to priesthood by the parish choir. The angels in heaven would have picked out, with great pleasure I am sure, a true and clear soprano line from our newest priest, Libby Gilchrist. For some unknown reason we are all requested to attend talks and services in cassocks and so were to be observed flapping along like crippled currawongs each day to St Etheldreda’s church.
Bishop Rayner’s final two talks were as good as the others. The first was on the “spirit of self control” or “self discipline”. In the Epistle to the Hebrews, Jesus is said to have been made “perfect through suffering”. Bishop Rayner interpreted this as meaning that any potential for perfection can only be actualised when things have been faced up to. He talked of the whole church being depressed, frustrated and disappointed at present, mostly as a result of all the scandals. This has to be seen, he maintained, as an opportunity through which God wishes to cleanse and purify us into what he would have us be. He went on to talk of the place of discipline in individual priests’ lives making some excellent observations upon the Divine Office, preparation for Mass and mutual responsibility one for another. His final talk was on freedom ending with a call for joy, enthusiasm and spontaneity in Christian life and worship, within the bounds of decency and order.
As is nearly always the case with a good retreat conductor the personality of the man is as important as what he says. When Keith Rayner was Archbishop he had a reputation, among at least some of the clergy, for being austere and distant. As our retreat conductor he was humorous, warm, fair-minded, kindly and wise, a delight to listen to. I read a fair amount of stuff produced by scholars who disdain Christianity, Richard Dawkins and Simon Blackburn, for example. One of the marked differences between them and our top Christian scholars and thinkers, usually, is that the Christians’ writings are imbued with the sweet grace of charity. I love them for it. It authenticates all that they write, lightening even the most sophisticated of arguments with love and the very Spirit of Christ. A good retreat.
PRAYER OF THE WEEK
Lord you know I am your servant, so give me understanding. Protect me from deception. Give me wisdom. When people try to trick me or confuse me with their questions and clever arguments, help me to see their heart. Help me to know when to say nothing. Help me to know when to answer what they are saying. Help me to know when it is an unspoken question that I should be answering. Teach me to recognize the moments when you wait to intervene, so that I can say, “It is time - you work now, Lord!” Andy Raine
CONGRATULATIONS
Birthdays
Peter Ackland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . today 22nd May
Kristy, Tyron & Siobhan Bei . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mon 23rd May
Betty Bush. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wednesday 25th May
THANK YOU
Many thanks to Kath Grills who at five minutes notice last Sunday night, leapt into her car, dashed to church, rushed up the stairs and played the organ for us at the Ecumenical Service. Our organists do wonderful work for us week after week and it is much appreciated. Sunday’s effort was well beyond the call of duty however. So thank you indeed Kath! There had been a break down in communication and I had assumed an organist had been arranged for this service, but this was not so!
STUDY GROUP
The Study Group begins this week on the 25th of May. The first study will be a consideration of the “Emmaus” series. There is a list in the Narthex for the names of those who are coming. Please indicate if you do not intend coming for the meal, which starts at 6.30pm. The Study itself starts at 7.30pm.
LUNCHEON OF LUNCHEONS
This Wednesday, at 12 noon, there is a wonderful church luncheon, with superb entertainment, at Katandra West. The cost is a mere $9.00 and the Katandra folk anticipate great support from us all.
TURATON
It is important to recruit friends and relatives to come to the Turaton Concert advertised below. It will be a good evening’s entertainment and includes a decent supper. If we get good support we will raise money for dear Mother Church, if we don’t we will be out of pocket. Bev Condon will be selling tickets after both services today. Tickets will also be available at the door on the night. If you are intending to come please buy your tickets beforehand so we can cater sufficiently for supper.
“AMERICA! AMERICA!”
Saturday May 28th
Turaton Singers
Quality Entertainment
Not to be Missed
A fund Raiser for our Parish
Including quality refreshment
Tickets: $15.00.
ST AUGUSTINE’S DAY
St Augustine’s Day is to be celebrated next Sunday, the 29th May, with the Rev Dr Helen Malcolm celebrating the Eucharist and preaching at 8.30am, preaching at 10.30 and talking at the luncheon afterwards. There are personal invitations to the Luncheon available in the Narthex. Please take and deliver as many as possible. The rest will be posted. This is a significant day in the life of our Parish Church. Do come along if at all possible.
HEALING SERVICES
On the first Sunday of each month, at the 10.30am Eucharist, there will be Laying on of Hands and Anointing, starting on June the 5th.
SCHOOL CHAPLAINCY - CORRECTION
The School Chaplaincy Fundraiser has been incorrectly dated this past couple of weeks: “Ladies in Lavender”, a great film starring Judi Dench and Maggie Smith will be screened at the Village Cinema on Thursday May 26th at 1.00pm, followed by Devonshire Afternoon Tea. Tickets $15 from Rosemary Moore phone 58 216139 or Libinskis Hair Dressing, Maude Street.
LADIES’ GUILD COFFEE MORNING
This Monday, that is tomorrow, there is a Coffee Morning at 10am, with competitions, lucky door prizes and a trading table. Entry fee $4.00, all are welcome.
A.W.A RALLY
The Anglican Women of Australia Rally takes place at the Cathedral on Wednesday 15th of June. Details are in “The Advocate” and the Eucharist begins at 11.00am. The Guest Speaker is Mr Joe Caruso the CEO of St John’s Village Wangaratta. Let Heather in the Parish Office know if you wish to order lunch.
SOIREE
The Soiree takes place on June 3rd. This is an opportunity to recite, act, sing, dance or whatever, or simply to come along and applaud or boo. There is a list in the Narthex for those interested in presenting an item. A golden opportunity to show off. Please do.
FAIR MEETING
There is a Fair Meeting this Thursday at 5.30pm in the Narthex. We hope to be discussing new and exciting ideas. Come and contribute. All are welcome. Adrian Evans
IMPORTANT DIARY DATES
May 23rd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Afternoon Guild - Morning Coffee
May 24th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Playgroup - Parish Hall
May 25th. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Katandra West Churches Luncheon 12 noon
May 28th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Turaton Production “America America”
May 29th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . St Augustine’s Day Luncheon
Jun 3rd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Soiree 7.00pm
Jun 4th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ugandan Martyrs’ Prayers and Breakfast
Jun 4th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Quarterly Garden Working Bee
Jun 7th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Social Responsibilities 5.15pm Narthex
Jun 15th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Parish Council at Dookie
Jun 16th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Evening Guild
Jun 17th & 18th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Garage Sale
Jun 26th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ecumenical Service Dookie
July 17th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bishop’s Pastoral Visit
July 30th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wedding
Aug 24th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Quiet Day 10.00am
Aug 24th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Quiet Evening 6.30pm
Aug 26th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Rector’s 30th Anniversary of Priesting Bash
Sept 3rd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Quarterly Garden Working Bee
Sep 17th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wedding
Oct 1st . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Men’s Breakfast
Oct 1st . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Wedding
Oct 15th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Wedding
Oct 9th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pet Service 5.00pm
Oct 22nd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wedding
Oct 29th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Wedding
Nov 5th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wedding
Nov 6th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Confirmation
Nov 12th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Parish Fair
Dec 3rd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Quarterly Garden Working Bee
Dec 3rd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wedding
Dec 17th . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wedding
Duties for 22nd May 2005
Readers 8.30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carole Henderson, Joan Harder
Readers 10.30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Christine Jones, Nancy Noonan
Servers 8.30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Beth, Debbie, Steve
Servers 10.30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joan, Zebedee
Euc. Assts 8.30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bev Condon, Heather Fitzgerald
Euc. Assts 10.30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Carole Henderson, Bev Condon
Intercessors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Celebrant, Maureen Cormican
Welcoming 8.30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Anita Saville, Edna Wilson
Welcomers 10.30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Christine Jones, Frank Steen
Sidespeople 8.30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bob Galt, Joe Pearson
Sidespeople 10.30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .John & Jenny Pleming
Tea 8.30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Val Rose
Mowing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Alan Akers, Merv & Steven Cowland
Duties for 29th May 2005
Readers 8.30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gwyn Cowland, Frank Harder
Readers 10.30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Joan McCann, Nancy Fennell
Servers 8.30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Michelle, Steve, Debbie
Servers 10.30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joan
Euc. Assts 8.30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Heather Fitzgerald, Carole Henderson
Euc. Assts 10.30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maureen Cormican, Chris Evans
Intercessors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Margaret Neaum, Andrea Fisher
Welcoming 8.30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pat Griffin, Jeanette Berry
Welcomers 10.30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John & Jenny Pleming
Sidespeople 8.30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Merv and Gwyn Cowland
Sidespeople 10.30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Alan Akers, Adrian Evans
Tea 8.30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bev Reither
Mowing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Norm Mitchelmore & Lawrie Tinning
REQUESTS FOR PRAYER
Joyce & Vernon Auldrige, Liam Bognar, Liz Booth, David Burrow, The Revd Colin Cameron, Tony & Nicky Cavill, Daphne Clarke, Daniel Cowan, Christine Evans, Maurice Fennell, Iris & Charles Grant, Pat Griffin, Ron Hall, Kate Horder, Bill Hunter, Ann Mills, Margaret Noble, Ray Prosser, Isobell Richards, Margaret Robinson, Ron Rose, Shasikala Prahalapan, Shanalakshni Singaravel, Sharon Stone, Peter & Eva Swindells, May Wallace, Alexandra, Darren, Genevieve, Georgina, Glen, Glenda, Judy, Helena, Kylie, Miriam & Frank, Shannon, Jason.
Rest in Peace
Eva Ford and Clive Baker
Anniversary of Death
John McClusky 22nd, Jeffrey Saville, Frank Page 23rd, William Thorn 24th ,Neil Dennis, Arthur Friday 25th, John Downing, Robert Hunter 26th, Milan Marcetic, Rohan Lynas Geoffrey Waite 28th
THIS WEEK IN THE PARISH
Monday 23rd May Fr Andrew’s day off
7.45am Mattins & Eucharist - Lady Chapel
10.00am Coffee Morning - Supper Room
Tuesday 24th May
7.45am Mattins & Eucharist - Lady Chapel
10.00am Play Group - Parish Hall
3.30pm Evening Prayer
7.30pm Induction - Benalla
7.30pm Prayer Support Group - Lady Chapel
Wednesday 25th May Venerable Bede
7.45am Mattins only - Lady Chapel
10.00am Eucharist - St Augustine’s
10.30am Hakea Lodge
12.00 Luncheon - Katandra West
3.30pm Evening Prayer
6.30pm Study Group - Rectory
Thursday 26th May
7.45am Mattins & Eucharist - Lady Chapel
8.45am Retirement Home Visits - Fr John
3.30pm Evening Prayer
5.30pm Fair Meeting - Narthex
7.30pm Choir Practice
Friday 27th May
7.45am Mattins & Eucharist - Lady Chapel
11.00am Eucharist - Ave Maria
5.00pm Synod - Wangaratta
Saturday 28th May
8.00am Mattins and Eucharist- Lady Chapel
8.30am Synod - Wangaratta
6.30pm Vigil Eucharist
7.30pm “America America” with Turaton - Church Hall
Sunday 29th May ST AUGUSTINE’S DAY
8.00am Mattins, Lady Chapel
8.30am Sung Eucharist - St Augustine’s
9.00am Eucharist - Dookie
10.30amEucharist - St Augustine’s
11.45am Eucharist - Katandra West
12.00noon Luncheon - Parish Hall
5.30pm Evening Prayer - St Augustine’s